Timothy Gowers Quotes
A Typical Mathematician Does Not Actively Try To Be Useful. Individual Mathematicians Are Motivated Primarily By A Subtle Mixture Of Ambition And Intellectual Curiosity, And Not By A Wish To Benefit Society, Nevertheless, Mathematics As A Whole Does Benefit Society.
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